The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1887-04-30

his benevolence, the reader would feel
little interest in following the parties
through the peaceful and unruf11ed his
tory of the fortunes Of their latter days.
In less than year after this occur
renee, our little heroine, Lilly Byrne,
was rewarded for her constancy and her
endurance. Robert Kumba, was once
more received as q welcome guest at
Drumscanlon, and once more took his
place at Lilly's workable. Again
Lilly resumed her stout flowered-silks,
her cheeks recovered their bloom, and
verified Mrs. Hassett's prediction that
she would forget all before she was
twice married."
Mr.. Cuthbert, unhappily, never re-
covered his money. but he had the sat-
isfaction of lodging Nancy in Jail for
the swindling, Mr.. Shine (though at the
evident risk of his own reputation( I'M
dertaking to appear in confederation
and also Of razing to the ground the
hold of the gang, and telling the whole
story with no other variation than that
he took care to make himself the hero
of the mighty once year at Drumscan-
lon, when he came for Lilly Kumba's
full bounds again the fair Of Cork.
II declare, miss-ma'am name, and
I ak pardon for the mistake" said
James, as he wished the bride Joy after
the ceremony had passed, II declare I
had soomthen inward, you see, that al
ways told me this would be the way of
it in the end and here he gazed at
arms length upon the gorgeous favor
which enveloped his own hat. ITO be
sure I was, greatly frightened that night
but says 1, taken heart, what hurt!
Av they don't burn the house, We'll get
help in time, please Heaven; and took
care they shouldn't do that, for I made
the thatcher put a big bit O. the luser-
athocaun (house-le ek) in the thatch, so
as av they were setting fire to it from
this until tomorrow morning 'twould
never light, any more than the stone
wall ITSELF"
"A short space may suffice to tell the
fortunes of the remaining characters OF
our history. The unhappy father, dis
appointed in all the expectations with
which he returned to his native land,
and unwilling to live in the ruined cot
tage where every object reminded him
of some persisted friend or vanished
happiness of his youth, returned with
his widowed daughter to Germany. re-
GREETING from the very core of his heart,
the thirst of gain which had induced
him to commit to the uncertain keep
ing of a stranger the charge of his do
nestle affections affections which he
knew not, until they were thus blasted,
to have been so necessary to his peace
of mind.
His daughter followed him willingly.
From the moment of her husbands
death, she never once uttered a COM
plant, never once upraided her father
with the part he had acted in the scene
which we have just detailed, but seemed
anxious by her resignation and her affec-
tionate devotion to all his wishes, to
blot away from his remembrance the
record of her early disobedience and in
gratitude.
In this she was very successful, and
both fingered out the remainder of
their days with as much quietude OF
spirit, as those who have nothing left
on earth to wish or hope, can exper-
fence. They never spoke Of home or
past times-but their hearts had been
too sorely smitten to permit them to
seek refuge in the formation Of new at
tachments from the memory of the old,
and lost. Their life was lonely there
fore, though peaceful.